So I know its teeny tiny, but it is going to be dedicated to stems. For younz that follow me on IG you have seen some of these pictures already.
Here is a before picture from when I got this lathe in July. It's been sitting in a box under my workbench since then.
Tear down begins
All painted and ready for reassembly tomorrow.
The ways are in great shape and just needed a touch with some wd40 and a scotchbright pad. Luckily the rust wasn't too deep on the feet. And so far I have about $150 into it so it was crazy cheap. What's bad is a chuck for it is going to cost me more than that
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Looks like a fun project, Scottie! Should make a great little lathe for stem work.... Bet it's way better, and is certainly much cooler than the little 7x12 Chinese lathe I had in the beginning for stem work.
All you need is a 3 or 4 jaw chuck for stems, you can pick up a chinese one pretty cheap on Ebay.
I started using a 4 jaw chuck for stems and like it better than the 3 jaw I have always used.
Thanks Scott. I think it is a 6x16, but I really don't remember the bed length. Its super heavy for its size and should really be rigid.
The problem with getting a chuck is the adapter I need. The spindle is 1/2" x 20 tpi. I keep an eye out on ebay for chucks and haven't run across one that has that thread that's not rusted. I am actually thinking about getting an adapter from Oneway and putting my Oneway I use for stems on it. It would only cost me $75 that way.
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before you spend out for a chuck and tooling, get yourself a Dial indicator and check that the shaft and spindle nose are not bent or anything, be a real shame to buy a chuck and then find it won't run true. Bent shaft is about the only bit of lathe mis-alignment that you can't fix.
No worries, Chris. I have a brand new spindle for it. Before I bought it I found a place that sells parts for the 109 and nothing else (the reason I decided to go with this model). He hooked me up with a new spindle. I bought the lathe off ebay for $150 and then the seller sent me an email that the spindle was bent....I ended up getting it for $75.00.
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Ccoolee wrote:Scotties please remember to post pics of it complete.
NO...and don't ever ask again!!!! Sorry, thought one of my kids was asking for something for the 800th time in 2 minutes.
I sure will. I got the headstock cover back on the bed last night. I might try to get the headstock put back together this afternoon. We'll see how the day goes.
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scotties22 wrote:No worries, Chris. I have a brand new spindle for it. Before I bought it I found a place that sells parts for the 109 and nothing else (the reason I decided to go with this model). He hooked me up with a new spindle. I bought the lathe off ebay for $150 and then the seller sent me an email that the spindle was bent....I ended up getting it for $75.00.
Do you have a motor? If not you might think about looking at the industrial sewing machine motors, they are servo motors that are variable speed and reversible. On my wood lathe I have a 3/4 Consew, not one of the best, but it works for me, on my next lathe conversion I plan on using a Sewquiet 5000, it supposed to have better torque in the slower speeds. But it will cost me a little more at $199 on Amazon.
Neat little lathes they are, I have one just like it....err, mines all there though. Craftsman 109.2063
You can pick up the original 4 jaw chucks pretty easy and cheaply on eBay if you keep an eye out for under $100.
Looks like you'll need some other parts as well. If you haven't already check this site out, it's all about those lathes and parts. http://www.homeshopsupply.com/index.html
I have a copy of the owners manual if you need it.
RDPowell wrote:Neat little lathes they are, I have one just like it....err, mines all there though. Craftsman 109.2063
You can pick up the original 4 jaw chucks pretty easy and cheaply on eBay if you keep an eye out for under $100.
Looks like you'll need some other parts as well. If you haven't already check this site out, it's all about those lathes and parts. http://www.homeshopsupply.com/index.html
I have a copy of the owners manual if you need it.
Yeah, Bill is a great guy. I bought the new spindle and a few other things from him. Last time I talked to him he wasn't doing too well. I saw on his website that he is working a bit when he can. If I had the money I would buy his inventory and take over for him.
If I have any questions guess I know who to ask
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RDPowell wrote:Neat little lathes they are, I have one just like it....err, mines all there though. Craftsman 109.2063
You can pick up the original 4 jaw chucks pretty easy and cheaply on eBay if you keep an eye out for under $100.
Looks like you'll need some other parts as well. If you haven't already check this site out, it's all about those lathes and parts. http://www.homeshopsupply.com/index.html
I have a copy of the owners manual if you need it.
Yeah, Bill is a great guy. I bought the new spindle and a few other things from him. Last time I talked to him he wasn't doing too well. I saw on his website that he is working a bit when he can. If I had the money I would buy his inventory and take over for him.
If I have any questions guess I know who to ask
Sure! But I can't guarantee they'll be the right answers
